Botswana: reviews from our travellers

"Overall, enjoyable. If it had been our first trip it might have disappointed in terms of game viewing. However, as always, the camp staff made the stays in both camps pleasurable. Alkso, we were lucky in that most fellow guests were amenable.

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See our comments above about the transfer Selinda/Maun/Jack's. I'm not sure this could have been foreseen, but it did mean we spent most of that day travelling. Our guide sat at the airstrip for Jack's for nearly 2 hours waiting for us (he didn't complain!)

Our international flights, which you arranged, all went according to plans. But the 26 hours of travelling from Jack's to Edinburgh proved somewhat tiring - more to do with our age than anything else.

Thank you for a well organised trip." Read full review: 10 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari

"Outstanding trip choice of camps recommended by Expert Africa was perfectly balanced and gave a wonderful broad overview of the Delta.

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Difficult to see how our trip could have been better." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 11 on a Botswana safari

"This was to be the trip of a lifetime. It was something I had dreamed of since I was about 7 years old, and hours went into planning and information gathering. We looked at other travel companies, famous and expensive ones. Expert Africa had the most informative website that seemed unbiased. As long as the expectations are clear in advance, there are only positive experiences.

Maruska, the Expert who booked our trip gave all of the information that I requested, which was extensive! Maruska was patient and gave us the benefit of having spent years in Botswana. She was empathic, realizing that not having been there before, I was not certain what precautions were needed. She assuaged my fears with accurate information and patience. She explained all aspects of the travel and elicited confidence. She accommodated a very custom tailored, complicated itinerary, and was indefatigable! I must say that all of her hard work paid off for us. The Botswana experience was far better than I could have hoped or imagined. Everything was perfect would be an understatement. The trip was beyond my wildest dreams.

Bostwana is a spectacular part of the world. The ecosystems are unique, the beauty is unreal, the wildlife was up close and the people are the loveliest of all.

Our trip was wonderful in every way. The people who lived and worked at the camps were filled with humor and kindness, and loved a good surprise. I would like to thank every one.

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Please keep doing exactly what you do!" Read full review: 17 nights in Africa; 14 on a Botswana safari

"A wonderful experience. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Maruska.

Your very professional website attracted me in the first place. (I am in the software business.)

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None that I can think of just now." Read full review: 21 nights in Africa; 10 on a Namibia trip

"A great once in a lifetime trip. Far exceeded our expectations.

Thank you very much Maruska for putting it all together and your patience in answering our never ending questions.

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Recommend that:
- travelers be forewarned about the transfer between Zambia and the Kasane airport.
- travelers mark their battery chargers with highly visible markings so that they are not confused with other charges in a central charging station.

The trip turned out to be fantastic and would highly recommend the use of Expert Safaris for planning and organizing a safari in Botswana." Read full review: 11 nights in Africa; 8 on a Botswana safari

"We had a wonderful trip. All the arrangements ran like clockwork - thank you for a great hassle free trip.

There are not enough superlatives to describe our visit!! Although Botswana is an expensive destination, the people and the experience are worth every penny.

Our itinerary, which Megan helped us put together, was excellent and was even commented on by one of the guides as a great diversity of camps and scenery.

We would highly recommend Expert Africa.

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We cannot fault your service. Thank you." Read full review: 13 nights in Africa; 11 on a Botswana safari

"We thoroughly enjoyed this fantastic experience which embraced amazing scenery, warm welcomes and wonderful wildlife.

You are quite right, this was exciting but not intrepid! We felt that the organisation by Expert Africa was outstanding. We feared we might be out of our comfort zone but the attention to detail and full pre-trip information helped us overcome any concerns we had.

All in all we had a truly outstanding exciting and memorable trip. Thank you so much for all your hard work.

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Only make the comments form easier to navigate." Read full review: 36 nights in Africa; 14 on a Namibia trip

"From the very beginning over a year ago when I contacted expert Africa everything has been fantastic.

Initially Saskia and then Maruska in the New Zealand office went out of their way to help me plan and co- ordinate the trip. Hundreds of emails later we had our trip, and what a fantastic trip it was, would not have changed anything. Everything was totally stress free and exceeded our expectations.

Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to go to that part of Africa, and highly recommend expert Africa to arrange for you

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No, everything was excellent" Read full review: 20 nights in Africa; 15 on a Namibia trip

"The trip as a whole met our expectations and I would be happy to recommend it to anyone wishing to visit Botswana. We saw so much wildlife and managed to tick off 120 sightings of different birds as well as seeing all the big game we could have wished for.

There are many highlights including seeing a pack of wild dogs on a 'kill' as well as a rhinocerous beetle, cheetah family, leopards and lions as well as mating elephants!" Read full review: 9 nights in Africa; 8 on a Botswana safari

"We enjoyed it very much." Read full review: 6 nights in Africa; 6 on a Botswana safari